Bibi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bibi"
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hindi बीबी (bībī) / Urdu بی بی (bī bī, “woman, lady (by Muslims)”), from Classical Persian بیبی (bī-bī).
Proper noun
Bibi (plural Bibis)
- A surname from Hindi
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bibi is the 14781st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2009 individuals. Bibi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.53%) and White (11.85%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bibi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 155.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Bibi
- Nickname for Benjamin Netanyahu
References
- Naomi Segal (18 June 1996) “Just Don't Call Him 'Bibi'”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency[2], volume 74, number 114, New York, page 2
- Michael Koplow (13 October 2012) “To 'Bibi' or Not to 'Bibi'”, in The Atlantic[3], archived from the original on 17 October 2012
Swedish
Proper noun
Bibi c (genitive Bibis)
- a diminutive of the female given name Birgitta